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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite; conté on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.836
Description
Three people are standing together, and two of which appear to be boys standing with a woman. One of the children is leaned back and looks like he could be laughing. The woman is standing somberly, and the second child is standing to her right and is turned looking at the viewer. Above the figures …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite; conté on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.2 cm
Description
Three people are standing together, and two of which appear to be boys standing with a woman. One of the children is leaned back and looks like he could be laughing. The woman is standing somberly, and the second child is standing to her right and is turned looking at the viewer. Above the figures there is a drawing of a cup and saucer and what looks like a tie. In the background of the paper there is two more drawings. One is of a man sitting in a chair, and the other is just the outline of a face, in profile view. Near the BRC there is a small circle with lines dashed around it.
Subject
cup
saucer
tie
people
woman
children
man
chair
laughing
humour
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.836
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Where the Hell's My Horse!!!

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.648
Description
Drawings for a birthday card on the inside and outside of a folded paper. On the outside of the closed card is a drawing of a figure with a tall walking stick striding towards the viewer’s right. In the background is an animal (likely a goat) on the top of a peak. At the top of card an inscription …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Where the Hell's My Horse!!!
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
17.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
Drawings for a birthday card on the inside and outside of a folded paper. On the outside of the closed card is a drawing of a figure with a tall walking stick striding towards the viewer’s right. In the background is an animal (likely a goat) on the top of a peak. At the top of card an inscription reads WHERE THE HELL’S MY HORSE!!! In the tlc, a is a Banff Springs Hotel printed logo.Inside, is a small drawing of lumpy objects [potatoes?] with cartoon eyes to the left of three teepees. Directly below the drawing is the inscription POTATOES TO YOU -In cursive below is the comment: The star boarder with help of “Pete”Below in large block letters is HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Subject
horse
humour
potatoes
teepees
Happy Birthday
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.648
Images
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